Chair



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Patented Mar. 14,1939

PATENT OFFICE CHAIR Anna A. Mullooly, Greensburg, Pa.

Original application December 14, 1935, Serial No. 54,485. Divided andthis application May 5, 1936, Serial No. 78,052. Renewed October 22,

2 Claims. (Cl. 155-127) My invention relates generally to a chair of thetype used in beauty parlors, and particularly to a chair of this generalcharacter which involves adjustable shelf structure permittingsupporting before the customer various articles of utility andconvenience, while the customer is having a facial or a hair treatment,and an important object of my invention is to provide convenient andattractive arrangement of this character which is highly practical.

Another important object of my invention is to provide in a chair of thecharacter indicated, a shelf structure which includes two or moreshelves which are so connected to the chair that 5 either the customeror the operator may bring into operative position or restore toinoperative position either of the shelves, the same shelves beingcompletely. out of the way when in the inoperative position.

Other important objects of my invention will be apparent from a readingof the following description in connection with the drawings, whereinfor purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of myinvention.

., In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a general side elevational view of the chair.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of one of the shelves showing the dualtracks.

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken through an armportion of the chair and showing the manner of mounting of the trackengaging brackets thereon.

Figure 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken through Figure 3.

Figure 6 is an elevational view of one of the track engaging brackets.

Figure 7 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken through the ashreceiver.

Figure 8 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken through Figure 2approximately on the line 8-8.

The subject matter of the within application is a division of myco-pending application Serial No. 54,485, filed December 14, 1935, andentitled Beauty parlor chair.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 generally designatesthe chair which is in general form conventional and includes the seat 6,the back 7, the foot rest 8, and the padded leg rest 9, these partsbeing supported by the leg arrangements ill immediately supporting thechair frame H on which the back '1 is mounted, and the arm rests I2.

The left hand arm I2 of the chair has fastened thereto the hinge plates4| of the character shown in Figure 6 which include the fastening plate42, the lateral projection 43, and the upstanding T-shaped member 44which is arranged to engage in one of the tracks 45 on the bottom of theshelf 46, the said shelf being provided with two of the said tracks, andthe hinge members 6| being respectively engaged in corresponding tracksand fastened to the laterally outward side of the chair arm. A secondpair of similar hinge members 4| are similarly fastened to the laterallyoutward side of the right hand chair arm I2.

By means of the hinge members 4| which have their T-heads insertedslidably in the tracks 45, the shelf 46 is slidably and pivotallyattached to the chair arm and has beginning at the left hand end thereofthe ash tray 41, the cigarette holder 48, the book holder 49, and thefountain pen holder 50, mounted thereon in the order named from left toright.

Similarly connected by the hinge members 4| to the arm I2 is the shelf5| which contains in order from left to right the ash tray 41', the pow-1 der compact 52, the mirror 53, and a drinking vessel retainer 54.

The form of the track engaging hinge members 4| and 4| is clearly shownin Figure 6. In Figure 4 the plate 42 is shown as attached to the arm l2adjacent the upper edge thereof, and the upper end of the plate 42 isprovided with a pin barrel with which a hinge pin 56 is engaged, whichhinge pin traverses also the portion 5? of the T-shaped member 44,whereby the part 44 is pivoted relative to the plate 42.

The ash tray 4'5, similar in. all respects to the ash tray 41, comprisesa base 58 which is attached to the top of the shelf and has risingtherefrom the inverted L-shaped arms 59 and 68 which have their footportions inwardly directed to engage pivotally in sockets B! and 62 onthe upper part of the generally cylindrical receiver 63 which has therounded bottom 64 filled with weighting material 65. The receiver 63 hasits upper end closed by a removable concave closure 66 which has the ashpassing opening 6'! therein. Whenever either of the shelves is tiltedthe re ceptacle 63 rights itself so as to be always in an uprightposition ready to receive ashes.

The cigarette holder 48 has the construction shown clearly in Figure 8,and consists of a shallow pan 68 fixed by screws or the like 63 to thetop of the shelf 66. A dividing partition it? is mounted across the pan68 and has hinged thereto as indicated by the numeral 7| the retainingfingers E2. The partition also mounts the closing springs #3 whichcooperate with the fingers to hold the cigarettes '34 in place in thepan.

With the foregoing arrangements provided, it is obvious that thecustomer may during hair beautifying operations, conveniently smoke,read, write, put on make-up, or combine any or all of these undertakingswhile in a sitting up or in a reclining position. It is also obviousthat the customer may herself operate the shelves selectively intoposition, it being obvious that a selection may be preferable betweenthe two shelves 48 and 5|, because of the difference in the nature ofthe articles on the respective shelves. A selected shelf may be broughtinto place as is the shelf 46 shown in Figure 2 simply by swinging andsliding the shelf on the corresponding hinge members, supposing that theremaining shelf was not already in operative position. In the latterinstance, the shelf already in position is swungoutwardly and downwardlyand permitted to slide to the dependent position illustrated in Figure2, before the other shelf is brought up and across into position.

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire tolimit the application of the invention thereto,

and any change or changes may be made in the materials, and in thestructure and arrangement of the parts, within the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the subjoined claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a chair of the character described having two arm rests, a hingemember on one of said arm rests, said hinge member comprising a platefastened to the arm rest, and a T-shaped track engaging member pivotedon said plate, a shelf having a track on its underside, said T- shapedmember having its arms rounded and pivotally and slidably engaged withsaid track, whereby said shelf may be brought into a position overlyingand engaging the two arm rests or disposed so as to depend laterallyoutwardly of the corresponding one of said arm rests.

2. In a chair of the character described having two arm rests, a hingemember on each arm rest, each hinge member comprising a plate fastenedto the side of the corresponding arm rest, and a T-shaped track engagingmember pivoted on said plate, a shelf having a track on its underside,said T-shaped member having its arms rounded and pivotally'and slidablyengaged with said track, whereby said shelf may be brought into aposition overlying and engaging the two arm rests or disposed so as todepend laterally outwardly of the corresponding one of said arm rests.

ANNA A. MULLOOLY.

